Strong's Hebrew · H2172

H2172 zimrâh

זִמְרָה

zim-raw'

melody

Looking for Greek G2172 eúchomai? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H2172. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

zimrâh appears 4 times in Scripture, in Psalms, Isaiah and Amos. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

a musical piece or song to be accompanied by an instrument

In the King James Version

melody, psalm.

Derivation

from H2167 (זָמַר);

Appears 4 times in Scripture

Psalms 81:2

“Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.”

Psalms 98:5

“Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, in melodious song with the harp.”

Isaiah 51:3

“For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.”

Amos 5:23

“Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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